Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Jatropha zeyheri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plants are poisonous[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Jatropha zeyheri is a perennial, somewhat succulent, monoecious, densely hairy herb producing stems up to 30cm long that are usually erect but are sometimes prostrate[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatWooded grassland with scattered shrubs, in mopane woodland on sand, also in disturbed areas, at elevations of 900 - 1,250 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].